Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Katara Beach Volleyball Cup
March 11 - 16, 2019
(Q2) Grant O'Gorman/Ben Saxton, Canada
 
Grant O'Gorman
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 2, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Scarborough, ON
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2018)
Career Winnings: US$98,562.50
Ben Saxton
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 21, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Calgary
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 129
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Sydney 2018)
Career Winnings: US$330,187.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB3211003030141441 US$106,000.00
Previous Doha Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Sam Pedlow - 17th Did not play
2016 Sam Pedlow - 17th Chaim Schalk - 25th
2018 Ben Saxton - 17th Grant O'Gorman - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/17-21/2018 Las Vegas Four Star 13 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 18 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 27, Q7 17th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2018 Haiyang Three Star 2 17th 240 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major Q2 33rd 240 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2018 Espinho Four Star 14 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star 21 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star 21 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 10 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star 19 25th 180 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 15 17th 320 US$3,000.00
Doha Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/12/2019 Qualifier 2 Kusti Nolvak / Mart Tiisaar, Estonia (30, Q15) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
O'Gorman/Saxton trail the series against the field 12-13 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-0
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 15 Tijan/Younousse 18 25-23, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 2 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-1
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Winner 1 Bryl/Fijalek 14 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 21-18, 21-14 0:37
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 Bryl/Fijalek 7 22-20, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 10 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/21/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool E O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gavira/Herrera 12 23-21, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool F O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-19, 21-19 0:33
6/22/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool E Kantor/Losiak 5 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-19, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
6/30/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 2 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Lupo/Nicolai 2 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Thole/Wickler, Germany 1-0
7/6/18FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool C O'Gorman/Saxton 14 Thole/Wickler 19, Q1 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 13 Cerutti/Loyola, Brazil 0-2
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Cerutti/Loyola 13 O'Gorman/Saxton 18 21-17, 21-16 0:33
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool F Cerutti/Loyola 11 O'Gorman/Saxton 27, Q7 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 16 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 1-0
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool A O'Gorman/Saxton 17 Pedlow/Schachter 16 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 17 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Dalhausser/Lucena 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 14 21-15, 21-15 0:37
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool A Dalhausser/Lucena 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 17 21-15, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 22 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 29, Q11 O'Gorman/Saxton 15 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 O'Gorman/Saxton 21 Gerson/Heidrich 20, Q1 21-17, 23-21 0:38
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 27, Q15 O'Gorman/Saxton Q2 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Ha/Wu, China 1-0
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool C O'Gorman/Saxton 14 Ha/Wu 30 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 30, Q15 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 0-1
3/12/19FIVBDoha Four Star Qualifier 2 Nolvak/Tiisaar 30, Q15 O'Gorman/Saxton Q2 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # Q8 Evans/Kolinske, United States 1-1
5/4/18FIVBHuntington Beach Four Star Contender 2 Evans/Kolinske 30 O'Gorman/Saxton 19 21-16, 13-21, 15-5 0:43
11/25/17FIVBSydney Two Star Semi-Finals O'Gorman/Saxton 2 Evans/Kolinske 10 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # Q17 Gomez/Rangel, Venezuela 1-0
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G O'Gorman/Saxton 10 Gomez/Rangel 26 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # Q21 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-1
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool B O'Gorman/Saxton 18 Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 31, Q12 21-12 Retired 0:14
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Kazdailis/Rumsevicius 23, Q2 O'Gorman/Saxton 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:46